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LONDON - Hollywood producers are set to make a film on the Glastonbury legend of Joseph of Arimathea and the Holy Thorn. 'Glastonbury: Isle of Light'- the 50-mllion-pound budget film- is set for release in 2012 and has been written and produced by Daniel McNicholl with Galatia Films.
The legend relates to Joseph who planted Jesus' staff into the ground on Wearyall Hill 2,000 years ago. A tree grew, and it is believed the hawthorn sprouted from a cutting of the tree. It is one of

WELLINGTON - Pakistan will set aside off-field controversies to chase their first series win for four years when the second Test begins in Wellington on Saturday, as hosts New Zealand struggle for form. Unable to hold international matches at home due to security concerns and beset by corruption allegations, Pakistan have not won a Test series since defeating the West Indies in early 2007.
But after crushing the Black Caps by 10 wickets in the first Test, the tourists are in

ISLAMABAD - After the appointment of the governor of Punjab, the PPP government is all set to replace Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani.
A source in the PPP told Pakistan Today that the names of Anwar Saifullah Khan, Rahim Dad Khan, Barrister Masood Kausar and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly Speaker Karamatullah Khan were being considered by the party's top brass to replace the incumbent governor upon President Asif Zardari's return from his official US visit.
All

DURBAN - AB de Villiers and JP Duminy shared a 131-run fourth wicket partnership to provide the bulk of South Africa's total of 289 for nine in the first one-day international against India at Kingsmead on Wednesday.
De Villiers hit 76 off 69 balls, while Duminy scored 73 off 89 deliveries.
While they were together South Africa looked on target for a total of more than 300 but both fell to the part-time off-spin of Rohit Sharma instead of cashing in towards thes end of the

ISLAMABAD - The unification bloc in the Punjab has finalised its strategy to turn tables on the Chaudhrys-led PML-Q with the support of 46 members with the formation of a separate parliamentary group in the provincial assembly to finally deal a deadly blow to the mother party.
A source confided to Pakistan Today that the unification bloc had won the support of 46 members of the Punjab Assembly against 32 in the Chaudhrys' group. This group would show its strength to the media

ISLAMABAD - The cash strapped Capital Development Authority (CDA) is all set to start construction work for Kashmir Highway while the civic body has stopped its many ongoing projects owing to the paucity of funds.
The CDA had decided to start construction work on the Kashmir Highway in March that would cost Rs 2.60 billion while around Rs 2 billion was required to complete those projects over which the CDA had stopped or slowed down the work due to the scarcity of funds, an

ISLAMABAD - Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on Saturday said China and Pakistan would set up a new energy cooperation mechanism to promote cooperation in conventional, renewable and civil nuclear energy.
"We have identified 36 projects for the next Pak-China five-year development programme (2012-2016). These include major projects in education, health, energy, information and communications technologies (ICT), transport, agriculture, and water conservancy. Our goals are to

NEW YORK - Seems like it's been years that we've been hearing about some sort of 'Three Stooges' movie ... and that's because we have. Once upon a time, people like Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn were actually involved with the project, but let's get real for a second. Nobody ever expected to see Sean Penn playing a Stooge.
But now comes some intriguing word from 'The Wrap', and that word is this: Fox's "short list" for the flick -- which the studio recently took over from MGM,

KARACHI - The Sindh government has scrapped the plan to set up a coal-based power project for production of at least 50MW from the vast natural reserves in the Lakhra coalmine in Jamshoro, it has been learnt.
Well-placed sources in the Sindh Coal and Energy Development Department told Pakistan Today that the government had included the feasibility study for establishment of a 50MW coal-fired power plant in the Lakhra coalfield in the budget for 2010-11 with an allocation of at

KARACHI - Oil production of the Oil and Gas Development Company (OGDC) is forecast to decline at an average rate of two percent annually from 13.34 million barrels in Financial Year 2010 to 13.10 million barrels in Financial Year 2014.
The drop in production is mainly expected as the reserves of major oil fields such as Chanda and Dakhni are depleting at a rapid pace.
However, gas production is projected to register an increase at the three-year compound annual growth rate

KARACHI - According to forecasts based upon earnings growth, the KSE is expected to grow by 15 percent in 2011 with the benchmark index estimated to rise 13,800 by year end, entailing a return of 14.8 percent. Furthermore, Arib Habib research stated that total returns will come out at 21.6 percent, while their top picks for CY11 include POL, PPL, APL, PSO, HUBC, KAPCO, LUCK, NBP and LOTPTA.
It is to be noted that the benchmark KSE100 Index was amongst the top five top-performing

In 2010, Shah Rukh Khan scored many goals as he partnered Karan Johar on My Name is Khan, a film that went on to become the highest overseas Bollywood grosser, in which his superlative performance silenced critics who have often accused him of using only his charisma on screen.
He led his IPL team to better averages than in previous years and his team is also one of the most cash-rich cricket franchises. When a political party tried to bulldoze him, he simply refused to bow to

DOHA - Australia, Japan and South Korea head into the Asian Cup as clear favourities in a tournament that will test Qatar's ability to host a major event after being controversially awarded the 2022 World Cup.
The three-week football festival, featuring the region's top 16 teams, kicks off on January 7 when the hosts face Uzbekistan ahead of the final on January 29.
While 16 teams take part, the heavyweight trio of Australia, Japan and South Korea are expected to dominate as

TEHRAN - Iran is yet to agree on an exact date for the next round of nuclear talks with world powers due to be held next month in Istanbul, foreign ministry spokesman Ramin Mehmanparast said Tuesday.
"There is an agreement on the venue of the meeting but the date has not been finalised yet. Consultations are ongoing to organise talks in Istanbul somewhere around the end of January," Mehmanparast told reporters.
A senior Iranian official said in Damascus on Monday that next

BEIJING - China was miserly in raising interest rates on Christmas Day, but in fact investors have good reasons to be grateful. The government provided much-needed reassurance that it was determined to rein in price pressures; a salutary reminder that more yuan appreciation than the market expects could be in the offing.
The key take-away from the rate increase, China's second in just over two months, is that Beijing is softly, softly pulling every tightening lever within its

LONDON: Tottenham Hotspur manager Harry Redknapp has said Jonathan Woodgate could go out on loan in a bid to boost the defender's recovery from a longstanding groin injury. But he was adamant Luka Modric would not be going anywhere despite reports Premier League champions Chelsea were interested in the Croatia playmaker.
Former Real Madrid centre-back Woodgate returned to training this week after more than a year out of action. Redknapp reckons the 30-year-old could return to

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) has finalised arrangements to hold its elections on December 22 and at the same time invisible elements are also working to lead the candidates of their choice to victory stand.
According to some senior lawyers, in the scenario of the government-judiciary relations which have been fluctuating over a few months, a great importance is being attached to the PBC elections in which political interference and spending of huge money under political